Vehicle spring suspension



July 21, 1925.

F. LENSER VEHICLE SPRIHG SUSPENSION Filed Feb. 20, 1925 HGA ltd

Patented July 21, 1925.

" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND Lmrsnn,

or CINCINNATI,- onro.

. vnmcnn errand susrn vs ron.

Application filed February a, 1925. Serial m. iaaae.

To all whom it ma concern:

lBe-it known that FERDINAND Lenses, a

citizen of the United States, residing atllincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Uhio, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Vehicle Spring Suspension, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a developmentvofthe patent granted to me upon November 30,

1920., under Number 1,360,419, and has been from the frame in the event of such a lift ing of this member. I,

These and other objects are attained in the device described in thetollowing specilication and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation ol the rear portion oi? a vehicle "frame supportdon a spring suspension embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a somewhat enlarged transverse sectional View of one side of the vehicle trams and spring mounting thereof, taken on the line 2-2 of hi 1.

The trams l have il ust-rated is of angle iron Stand has at properly spaced distance from each other two spring supporting hearing plates d and"5.- ach of these plates is the duplicate of the other and consists oi the body portion 6 which has a shoulder for supporting engagement with the angle iron 3 ol the frame. Bolts 8 and 9 are employed in recessed position to secure each plate to the frame as is shown in 2. A spring bearing shelf 10 extends from the plate so that the ends of the load carrying springleave. ll are supported thereunder. ll lounted inscrew threaded position in the body t oi the plate is the end lit oi" angle" bolt 13 which has an eye ll: at its uppeigend. This eye lies against the outer lface'o-"l shell ll) and is secured thereto by bolt Jill-which passes into the shelf 10 shown in Fig. 2. Against the horizontal branch ot' the angle bolt lies the end ot a spring to be supported their special springleal 16 which serves as a snubber to check any rebound or lifting tendency of the frame. The spring is attached to the vehicle axle by my patented 1111901318 and shackle bolts 19 as shown'in .VVith this construction the inadvertent displacement of the spring leaves from engagement with the shelf 10 is entirely overcome, because bolt 13 ositively prevents transverse displacement trom the shelf, such as would be occasioned by side-wise-tossing and rebound ot the frame during motion of the vehicle. In addition to this, spring 16 1s always tunctionin to prevent excessive reboi1nd oi" the vehicle trams and consequent tendency to spring breakage.

l laving thus described my invention what it claim is l. A vehicle spring suspension comprising in combination with the frame and axle of a vehicle, a spring supporting plate mounted on the frame at each end of the spring to be supported thereby. said plate having a spring engaging shelt extending therefrom, and a spring'retaining angle bolt secured at its ends to the plate to term a space between the plate and bolt to retain the spring in position to prevent displacement thereof from the shell durin movement of the vehaving spring one therefrom. and spi secured its end space between the the spring, in positio merit thereo i roin merit of the 'vohicl axle, and a lean in position to he leaves supported extending bolt o torin olt to retain vent displace g said plate till till

plates and Within the spaces provided. by "the bolts with their respective plates, the ends of certain others of the leaves being adapted to be supported b I the bolts Within the space between them an the plates, for functioning opposite to that of the leaves supported by the shelves.

En witness whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of two wltnesses.

FERDINAND LENSEB. Vxhtnesses:

" 3' S i AVIE, FRED H. LENSERG 

